Soccer in Australia
Season1986
Men's soccer
NSL PremiershipSydney Croatia
Brunswick Juventus
NSL ChampionshipAdelaide City
NSL CupSydney City
Australia

The 1986 season was the 17th season of national competitive association football in Australia and 103rd overall.

National teams

Australia men's national soccer team

Results and fixtures

Friendlies
3 August 1986 Australia  1–1  Czechoslovakia Melbourne, Australia
  • Arnold 90'
Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: [1]
Referee: Chris Bambridge (Australia)
6 August 1986 Australia  0–1  Czechoslovakia Adelaide, Australia
Report
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Don Campbell (Australia)
10 August 1986 Australia  0–3  Czechoslovakia Sydney, Australia
Report
Stadium: Parramatta Stadium
Attendance: 10,150
Referee: Richard Lorenc (Australia)
25 October 1986 Trans-Tasman Cup New Zealand  1–1  Australia Auckland, New Zealand
Report
Stadium: Mount Smart Stadium
Attendance: 3,156
Referee: Garry Fleet (New Zealand)
2 November 1986 Trans-Tasman Cup Australia  2–0  New Zealand Sydney, Australia
Report Stadium: Parramatta Stadium
Attendance: 4,800
Referee: Gary Power (Australia)
23 November 1986 Ampol Cup China  0–2  Australia Guangzhou, China
Report

Australia women's national soccer team

Results and fixtures

1986 OFC Women's Championship
First round
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Chinese Taipei 3 3 0 0 4 1 +3 6 Advanced to Final
2  Australia 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 4
3  New Zealand 3 1 0 2 3 3 0 2 Advanced to Third place play-off
4  New Zealand B 3 0 0 3 1 5 4 0
Source: RSSSF
29 March 1986 New Zealand  0–1  Australia Christchurch, New Zealand
Report
  • Iserief ?'
Stadium: Queen Elizabeth II Park
Attendance: [2]
Referee: Chou I-Fa (Chinese Taipei)
31 March 1986 Chinese Taipei  1–0  Australia Christchurch, New Zealand
Report Stadium: Queen Elizabeth II Park
Final
31 March 1986 Chinese Taipei  4–1  Australia Christchurch, New Zealand
  • Yu-chu HT+4', HT+11'
  • Hsiu-chih HT+18'
  • Hsiu-min FT+3'
Report
  • Martin HT+15'
Stadium: Queen Elizabeth II Park

Domestic soccer

National Soccer League

[3]

Northern Conference

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sydney Croatia 22 14 4 4 43 18 +25 32 Qualification for the Finals series
2 Sydney Olympic 22 9 9 4 33 22 +11 27
3 St George-Budapest 22 11 5 6 33 29 +4 27
4 Marconi Fairfield 22 9 7 6 35 22 +13 25
5 Sydney City 22 8 8 6 36 27 +9 24 Qualification for the Finals series and Oceania Cup Winners' Cup[lower-alpha 1]
6 Newcastle Rosebud United (R) 22 9 6 7 36 33 +3 24 Relegation to the 1987 NSW State League
7 APIA Leichhardt 22 9 6 7 25 23 +2 24
8 Wollongong City (R) 22 9 5 8 26 25 +1 23 Relegation to the 1987 NSW State League
9 Blacktown City (R) 22 8 4 10 24 36 12 20
10 Canberra City (R) 22 5 6 11 21 27 6 16
11 Canterbury Marrickville (R) 22 2 7 13 17 41 24 11
12 Inter Monaro (R) 22 3 5 14 17 43 26 11
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Notes:

Southern Conference

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Brunswick Juventus 22 11 6 5 37 21 +16 28 Qualification for the Finals series
2 Footscray JUST 22 10 8 4 29 27 +2 28
3 Adelaide City (C) 22 10 7 5 32 19 +13 27 Qualification for the Finals series and Oceania Club Championship
4 Sunshine George Cross 22 8 11 3 26 17 +9 27 Qualification for the Finals series
5 Heidelberg United 22 9 8 5 35 25 +10 26
6 Preston Makedonia 22 8 9 5 30 20 +10 25
7 South Melbourne 22 10 5 7 27 20 +7 25
8 Brisbane Lions (R) 22 7 5 10 27 28 1 19 Relegation to the 1987 Brisbane Premier League
9 West Adelaide (R) 22 7 4 11 26 34 8 18 Relegation to the 1987 South Australian Division One
10 Melbourne Croatia 22 6 6 10 25 33 8 18
11 Brisbane City (R) 22 3 7 12 18 46 28 13 Relegation to the 1987 Brisbane Premier League
12 Green Gully (R) 22 2 6 14 16 38 22 10 Relegation to the 1987 Victorian State League
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

NSL Cup

[4]

Final

Adelaide Hellas2–3 (a.e.t.)Sydney City
  • Hristodoulou 49', 112'
Report
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Stewart Mellings

References

  1. "Socceroo Internationals for 1986". OzFootball. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  2. "Matildas Internationals for 1986". OzFootball. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  3. Stock, Greg. "1986 National Soccer League Results". OzFootball. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  4. Stock, Greg. "1986 National Soccer League Cup Results". OzFootball. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
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